Mining Site
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Mining Site open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Mining Site, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Annual Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 02-00-22-02 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Pallet Prohibition Order Butte Ranger District
Agency closure covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 01020425-01 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Montana BDR Alternative Route
Agency alert covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Lost Creek Area - Road Closure
Agency alert covering Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Order 01020826-02 · USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 7,720 ft
- Dillon Ranger DistrictBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Mining Site is a campground in Montana with 5 sites. It is managed by the Forest Service.
- Horse Prairie CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
- LAKE CANYONHiking6 mi
- Medicine Lodge CreekCanoeing7.6 mi
- DAD CREEKHiking8 mi
- Wagonbox SpringsHiking8.8 mi
- SALT CREEK REPEATERHiking9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- MiddleCamping · Next door
- Horse Prarie Guard StationHut camping · ~22 min drive
- 1st SiteCamping · ~1 min drive
- Hitching PostCamping · ~3 min drive
- Just After Steep Back Down HilCamping · ~4 min drive
- Cow PieCamping · ~4 min drive
- Top Elk Stalk End RoadCamping · ~12 min drive
- Fallen TreesCamping · ~17 min drive
- Just Across BoundaryCamping · ~18 min drive
- Log PileCamping · ~18 min drive
Best time to visit Mining Site
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 11°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
34° / 12°
4 wet · 3 snow
Mar
44° / 21°
5 wet · 4 snow
Apr
53° / 27°
7 wet · 4 snow
May
62° / 35°
9 wet · 2 snow
Jun
72° / 42°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 47°
7 wet
Aug
81° / 46°
6 wet
Sep
71° / 39°
5 wet
Oct
56° / 29°
5 wet · 2 snow
Nov
41° / 19°
4 wet · 3 snow
Dec
30° / 11°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lima, MT, 32.8 mi away at 6,279 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
